Roger Doyle (born 1949), known to many as the godfatther of Irish Electronica or ‘The Irish Brian Eno’ has been on a journey through music from an early age studying piano from the age of 9 and attending the Royal Irish Academy of Music after School. He also studied at the institute of sonology, University of Utrecht and the Finnish Radio experimantal music studio. In the 1970’s and early 80’s he was a drummer with bands ‘Supply demand and Curve’ and ‘Jazz Therapy’. He has been on a journey into electronic music since the early 80’s when he discovered a Fairlight sequencer in a studio he was working in which was the spark / smoking gun that caused the formation of ‘Operating Theatre’. Soon came collaborations with a young Bono who was setting up Mother Records to help expose Irish Music and whom he actually gave piano lessons to and the rest they say is history. He began his Magnum Opus label in 1989 and has released a plethora of albums and collaborations to date and which throughout has also seen Roger working in Film and Tv, Theatre, Movies, Opera and beyond. His work has been critically acclaimed and has even been formally recognized by Irish president Michael D Higgins for his contributions to Irish music. Suffering from somewhat of a resurgence in popularity in recent years and being featured as the soundtrack to ‘Gucci’s’ new jewellery line, as well as now collaborating with young up and coming talent Lucy Mc Williams, there are no signs of slowing down any time soon.

Lucy Mcwilliams is a Dublin born artist. Her first single with Irish Spoken word artist Malaki has over 11 million streams to date and national radioplay. She was featured on Record of the Day official charts, The Irish Times and Hot Press amongst others and played the Great Escape in Dublin and Brighton. Her recent track “The Woman in me”, is a stripped back demo which Lucy penned, released unproduced just her on piano. Her stunning voice and impressive live shows have fans not only across Ireland but the UK also.

Lucy has played Electric Picnic, and Forest Fest. She Headlined a sold out gig in The Grand Social, she has supported INHALER at 3Olympia, and recently supported Tanita Tikaram November 2025 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Her recent release ‘ A Story in three Songs’ is released now on Youtube. Lucy is collaborating on an EP with composer Roger Doyle (Operating Theatre) dubbed the Irish Brian Eno.

Dont miss the godfather of Irish Electronic music and the fabulous talents of up and coming artist Lucy Mc Williams Live at The Purty Kitchen venue Dún Laoghaire for a very special show as part of Dún Laoghaire summerfest 2026!

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